is accountable for the appointment of david petraeus. is accountable for the protection of our nation's secrets. this is something that president bush would have wanted to know. martha: would you consider it a breach of eric holder he is duties that he did not inform the president when it did have impact on national security or there was concerns that might? >> there is no, well there is no reason here to believe any kind of crime has been committed. as to whether or not there has been a breach of duty, you know, i don't know again what the relationship was between this attorney general and this president, what their --. martha: we know they're very good friends, judge. i mean, by all accounts they have been very good friends for many years. >> well, of course no question about that and that may have, that may have had a role in the decision by the attorney general. there of course is a protocol with respect to being careful about sharing information regarding an ongoing investigation between the department of justice and the white house